Columnist: The country is presently debating legislation that, if pass

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Columnist: The country is presently debating legislation that, if passed, would force manufacturers to increase the number of paid vacation days for employees, to pay higher overtime wages, and to pay all day-care expenses for children of each employee. This legislation is being supported by members of groups that have resorted to violent tactics in the past, and by individuals who are facing indictment on tax-evasion charges. We must defeat this legislation and what it stands for.

The columnist’s argument is flawed because it

The columnist’s argument is flawed because it

(A) attack’s legislation by calling into question the integrity of the originators of the legislation

(B) assails legislation on the basis of the questionable character of supporters of the legislation

(C) attempts to discredit legislation by appealing to public sentiment for those who would be adversely affected

(D) presupposes that legislation is bad legislation whenever it has only a small number of supporters outside the country’s national legislative body

(E) rejects legislation on the ground that its supporters are inconsistently in seeking to place burdens on manufacturers upon whose business success the supporters depend

ArunSharma12 · Accepted Answer

Legislation plans to make the following changes  1. increase the number of paid vacation days for employees
2. pay higher overtime wages 
3. pay all day-care expenses for children of each employee 
This legislation is supported by  1. members of groups that have resorted to violent tactics in the past
2. individuals who are facing indictment on tax-evasion charges 
Columnist concludes that this legislation must be defeated.

(A) attack’s legislation by calling into question the integrity of the originators of the legislation
 details about originators of this legislation are not discussed within this passage

(B) assails legislation on the basis of the questionable character of supporters of the legislation
 legislation is criticized just because some of the people supporting this legislation have questionable character

(C) attempts to discredit legislation by appealing to public sentiment for those who would be adversely affected
 It does not appeal to anyone, it presents the effects legislation would have if passed and the group supporting this legislation.

(D) presupposes that legislation is bad legislation whenever it has only a small number of supporters outside the country’s national legislative body
 The number of supporters and whether supporters are not part of legislative body are unknown.

(E) rejects legislation on the ground that its supporters are inconsistently in seeking to place burdens on manufacturers upon whose business success the supporters depend
 this is out of scope information and not discussed within the passage 
Ans: A

globaldesi · Answer

Columnist: The country is presently debating legislation that, if passed, would force manufacturers to increase the number of paid vacation days for employees, to pay higher overtime wages, and to pay all day-care expenses for children of each employee. This legislation is being supported by members of groups that have resorted to violent tactics in the past, and by individuals who are facing indictment on tax-evasion charges. We must defeat this legislation and what it stands for.

The columnist’s argument is flawed because it

Columnist does not argue against the legislation but questions the people supporting it.

B states the same

The columnist’s argument is flawed because it

(A) attack’s legislation by calling into question the integrity of the originators of the legislation  : No integrity questioned

(B) assails legislation on the basis of the questionable character of supporters of the legislation  :  The support of legislators has no proof that legislation itself is bad.

(C) attempts to discredit legislation by appealing to public sentiment for those who would be adversely affected

(D) presupposes that legislation is bad legislation whenever it has only a small number of supporters outside the country’s national legislative body

(E) rejects legislation on the ground that its supporters are inconsistently in seeking to place burdens on manufacturers upon whose business success the supporters depend

B IMO

carouselambra · Answer

The answer is B - we are pointing out a flaw in the legalisation because of the supporters. They might not be the only supporters.

h31337u · Answer

The columnist's argument : We must defeat this legislation and what it stands for
Reasons : questioning the moral of legislation's supporters.

Only the answer choice B clearly states that the argument is attacking the supporter's moral hazard.

chaitralirr · Answer

Columnist: The country is presently debating legislation that, if passed, would force manufacturers to increase the number of paid vacation days for employees, to pay higher overtime wages, and to pay all day-care expenses for children of each employee. This legislation is being supported by members of groups that have resorted to violent tactics in the past, and by individuals who are facing indictment on tax-evasion charges. We must defeat this legislation and what it stands for.

The columnist’s argument is flawed because it

Stimulus: the columnist speaks about a legislature which will increase the paid vacation of employees, pay overtime wages to employees and day care facilities of children whose parents are working. This legislature is supported by violent people and individuals who are facing indictment hence we should defeat the legislation and what it stands for. The columnist has not point out a reason to reject the legislation just the characters of people supporting it.

IMO B

IMO B

The columnist’s argument is flawed because it

(A) attack’s legislation by calling into question the integrity of the originators of the legislation

(B) assails legislation on the basis of the questionable character of supporters of the legislation

(C) attempts to discredit legislation by appealing to public sentiment for those who would be adversely affected

(D) presupposes that legislation is bad legislation whenever it has only a small number of supporters outside the country’s national legislative body

(E) rejects legislation on the ground that its supporters are inconsistently in seeking to place burdens on manufacturers upon whose business success the supporters depend

Azakura16 · Answer

Premise: The country is presently debating legislation that would force manufacturers to pay a bunch of increased benefits for their employees.
Premise. The legislation is supported by members of groups that have previously resorted to violent tactics. It’s also supported by people who are facing indictment on tax-evasion charges.
Conclusion: We must defeat this legislation and what it stands for.

We’re looking for a logical flaw in the columnist’s argument.

A. It doesn’t call into question the integrity of the originators, only the supporters.
B. This is a logical flaw. Just because some sketchy folks support legislation, that doesn't automatically make it bad. 
C. I don’t see an appeal to anyone. 
D. There’s no such presupposition made.
E. This isn’t why it’s rejecting the legislation. 
Best answer is B.

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